Training Log Archive: shanel

Took the kids to the beach at Rockingham this morning, so swam a couple of laps between the pontoons whilst we were there to get a token amount of open water swimming practice. Judging from NearMap the pontoons are about 230m apart

5:06 out downwind
7:14 back into the wind

C • 230m 2

Event: Wanneroo Lakeside Metro Series
 

Another very poor example of route this week had me cover about 1km more than everyone else.

Since I decided to drop the four northern controls I went my own way out of 6. Heading out of 10 things started looking bad, dropped 12 but still did 13 even though it was rubbish.

Think I led a few people (tRicky included) astray by missing the gates into the showgrounds and having to go round the long long way, Sten also went past around here.

Since I'd already dropped six controls I had to get everything else and some of them were really bad, particularly 25, 23, 20 and 16 (and had to count controls done a fee times as well, since I was having trouble keeping track of what I'd dropped.

Had someone get to 18 not far in front of me, so went hard to catch him at 15, then ran clear to the finish.

Think I'll miss next week and go and follow Andre around/lead him astray for 24hrs instead, can't wait to have 3hrs to plan our course.

Light and easy loosener.

Decided to cross Thomas Rd and see what's happening in the peasant zone these days.

Darling Downs to Claremont

Legs felt like spam from the start, so took it easy all the way.

Lots of people riding on the Freeway bike path, even some south of Russell Rd. But looked like there wouldn't be any opportunity to get a tow until finally someone came past along the Como foreshore, so got an easy fast ride up to the narrows.

Claremont to Perth

Took a sneaky shortcut home today.

Blasted down Mounts Bay to the brewery, nice not to have to turn and ride back into the wind for a change. Met Belinda at her work and we went and got the kids from my parents.

At home with the kids, felt like rubbish most of the day.

Another somewhat futile effort.

Already struggling with the pace by the time we turned onto Challenger, luckily Andre who'd been sitting on the back came up and dragged me back to the others, but I was off the back again before we got back onto WC Hwy.

Danger dropped back and tried to drag me back (thanks) but I was on my limit just holding him before he pushed on to get back to the others, so off I went again.

Thought I was going to catch them again at some lights, but it was another group. Decided to take a short cut and crosses over to Stirling Hwy so I could potter along for a while hoping I'd be in front and they'd catch me again, so I could try to hang on the back for a bit more.

Except I didn't know if I was north or south of McCabe St, so after an extended rest waiting for a couple of trains and a red light I went north. Oh well no McCabe St, I'll just go past CCGS and head in there. Somehow not a single person came past on the way round to UWA.

Still no one came past all the way back to Floreat, until I was getting back in the car and what I presume was the Floreat group came past, and what looked like a Tooms came past.

C • Painful! 2

8 x 1km at 5km pace with 4 mins rest between each odds up hill into the wind, evens downhill with the wind

Aimed for 4:15's

4:21 4:15
4:19 4:13
4:20 4:04
4:17 3:54

Looked at my watch near the start of the first and thought I was going too slow, then thought Tooms was taking it easy as I was running beside him, looked at watch again and I was going too fast, so kept an eye on lap pace after that to try to get it right. Kept getting behind pace going into the wind and then working hard to bring it back a bit up the hill round to the finish.

Down winds were easy, picked up the pace on the 2nd last downhill, then upped it again for the last. Almost got the planned pace right, but probably didn't quite hurt enough, but that's OK with Tassie only a week and a half away.

C • Tassie 1

Matilda Bay - Kings Park hillyish run.

Into Kings Park and up the Law Walk, feeling really slow round and up to DNA tower, stretched out a bit on the way down Broadwalk. Thought I was 4 min behind normal planned average pace, eventually realised that was due to a change in timing technique and I was maybe only the normal couple of minutes behind. Worked hard the rest of the way back but couldn't get the average pace down to 5:00/km.

I think I'll really struggle tomorrow, but after this week I'll be taking it easy before Tassie.